Carol Biddiss

Nursery rhymes are precious gems! They are one of the five components of phonological awareness and are a crucial part of early education. Once children have some degree of phonemic awareness and letter knowledge they can begin to decode the letter/sound correspondences that make up our written language.

Using simple songs children can learn, remember and use in different settings is an easy and fun way to teach basic social conventions that are a necessary part of living in a community and society. Learning the basic principles of hello, goodbye, please, thank you are important and even the youngest of children needs to hear and see examples of this, set by adults.

Exploration of sounds, rhythm and beat is beneficial to improving aural attentiveness and focus, assists with the learning of mathematics and the spoken language, engages imagination and lateral thinking, and using the instruments improves coordination and strengthens hand muscles.